KU, K-State tip-off times set for SEC/Big 12 Challenge

Jayhawks face Florida, Wildcats play Tennessee

Kansas plays host to Florida and Kansas State travels to Tennessee for the second annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge basketball series this season, with starting times announced Tuesday by ESPN.

The Gators and Jayhawks play at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 at Allen Fieldhouse, televised on ESPN. It's a rematch of last year's SEC/Big 12 Challenge when Florida won at home over KU, 67-61. Florida is ranked No. 9 in ESPN's preseason poll and the Jayhawks are No. 10.

K-State, ranked No. 23 in the ESPN preseason poll, faces Tennessee for the first time at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. The game will be televised on ESPN2.